Biography
Václav Trojan (24 April 1907, Plzeň – 5 July 1983) was a Czech composer of classical music best known for his film scores. Trojan studied composition at the Prague Conservatory under Jaroslav Křička and Otakar Ostrčil from 1923 to 1927. He continued his studies in the composition masterclasses of Alois Hába, Josef Suk and Vítězslav Novák until 1929. A composer and arranger of dance and jazz music in the 1930s, he was a music director for Radio Prague from 1937 to 1945. After the end of World War II, Trojan composed most frequently for film, stage and radio, and developed a close association with director Jiří Trnka, earning international fame for his music for Trnka's popular animated puppet films. Trojan's music is mostly written in a neo-classical style, and he often drew inspiration from the traditions of Czech folk music. In 1940 he was given the Czech National Prize for his remarkable children’s opera Kolotoč (‘The Merry-Go-Round’), and in 1960 the K. Gottwald State Prize for his music for Sen noci svatojánské (‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’).
Filmography
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Movies 28
TV Shows 1
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Maigret (1991)
Paní Marjánka, matka pluku aneb Ženské srdce (1980)
Záhořanský hon (1968)
The Hand (1965)
Paní Marjánka, matka pluku aneb Ženské srdce (1963)
Zlý jelen (1962)
August Sunday (1961)
Skutečnost Noci svatojánské (1959)
Why UNESCO? (1959)
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase (1956)
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku (1955)
Kutasek and Kutilka (1954)
How the Old Man Traded It All Away (1954)
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče (1954)
Old Czech Legends (1953)
Prince Bayaya (1951)
The Merry Circus (1951)
The Devil's Mill (1949)
The Czech Year (1947)
Vodník ve mlýně (1947)
The Animals and the Brigands (1947)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1907-04-24
Deathday1983-07-05 (76 years old)
CitizenshipsCzechoslovakia
AwardsNárodní umělec
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